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How do I add contacts to my Yealink's local directory?

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Mark Gibbons
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A. Saving a contact from the History menu

  • Press the "History" button , select the recent call and press the "Option" button

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  • Select "Add to contact", and press "OK" and "Save" to store the contact's name and number to your local directory.

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Note: To delete a recent call from the "History" menu, press "History", select the call, and press "Delete". To clear the entire list select "Option" - "Delete All" and confirm it by pressing "OK" button.

B. Adding a contact manually in the Local Directory menu

  • Press "Directory" then press "Enter" for "Local Directory"

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  • Press "Enter" for "All Contacts", then press "Add". 

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  • First, enter their name using the dialpad.

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  • Next, scroll down to enter their number using the dialpad, press "Add" or "OK" to store the contact.

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C. Adding manually via the Yealink's web interface

  • Press the OK key and you will see the IP address on the screen, typically 192.168.X.X

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  • Enter in the IP address in your browser, you must use https:// for the start of the address

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  • If the following message pops up, click "Advanced", and then "Proceed".

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  • Sign in using "user" as username, and "00000" as the password. 

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  • Click Directory Tab

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  • Enter a new contact name & number, and click Add

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Note: You can also specify a ring tone for that contact, by changing it from Auto to a different option.

  • Contact is now added immediately and updated in phone, as seen below.

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D. Exporting/importing via the Directory menu in the Yealink's web interface

  • You may also export/import your contacts using a .csv template file. 
  • Access the web interface as shown above, and go to the Directory menu
  • Export the file first, and then open the file.

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  • Enter the Names and Contact Numbers under the first 2 columns

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  • Save as .csv format (Comma delimited)

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  • Click "Browse" in the Yealink Directory menu, choose file and click "Import CSV"

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  • Check the box "The first line as the title", then click "Import".

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  • The list of contacts will immediately be stored to the phone.

Important warning!

  • If you have to do a factory default of the device, it will erase your local directory as the contacts are stored on the phone's memory.
  • The step to do prior to doing a factory default would be to export your contacts, to not have to redo the whole process again.
  • After having factory defaulted the phone, you can then import the contacts you had backed up.

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